Kawasaki Teryx Run from Las Vegas to Johnson Valley

Posted on February 19, 2016

After flying to Las Vegas to check out the 2011 Kawasaki Dealer show, Team Green arranged for me to drive brand new Kawasaki Teryxs on an overnight journey that would take us from the outskirts of Las Vegas all the way through to Cougar Buttes in Johnson Valley.

The two different 2011 Kawasaki Teryxs were each outfitted by Funco Motorsports and DragonFire Racing. Both came equipped with long travel suspension, suspension seats, harnesses, roll cage, lights and aftermarket wheels and tires. We literally drove the two Teryxs off the showroom floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center and onto a trailer that would take us to the starting point.

Needless to say, I was pretty pumped to have the opportunity to try out these two customized Teryxs, and also to set out on an overnight ride of a few hundred miles!

The ride was organized and led by Wally fromSide x Side Outfitterz. Wally knows the Mojave Desert well and does a great job with course planning and organization during the ride.

After dinner at Famous Dave’s BBQ, we had to diagnose a ground problem on one of the chase trailers. We hit the trail just after 8PM.

This was the first time I had done an all-nighter since college, and I was real glad that I had Joey D. from UTVUnderground.com in the car with me to help with driving duties. Driving at night through the Mojave Desert is surreal. I felt like I was in a tunnel all night. You only got to see the area just where your headlights shone.

On this trip, we had a total of five Kawasaki Teryxs which included the two 2011’s that were outfitted by DragonFire and Funco. We drove over 200 miles in complete darkness and the only issue we had was one blown tire.

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